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Napoleon never heard “Bonaparte Crossing the Rhine,” because, well, it's not French. The tune might be Scottish. But probably not. Some say it's an American march. Maybe Irish instead. Or not.One thing is certain: Definitive derivation of old fiddle tunes is not the hill you'll want to die on. Most of the best-loved melodies have at least a half dozen different names, each usually with its own equally murky history.WhitherThis particular tune is considered traditional, and the first part shows up in several melodies from Ireland such as “Centenary March" and "An Comhra Donn.” A group called The Black Irish Band (who are from Sonora in California, so there's that…) recorded the song in the late 1990s as the Scottish “New Caledonian March.” And, in fact, back in 1837 George Willig of Philadelphia published it as “Caledonian March.” (Guess it wasn't “New” then….) But the tune also is melodically similar to English hornpipes called "Durham Rangers" and "Sherwood Rangers." Meanwhile in America, folklorist Samuel Bayard found the same melody was a common march tune in his primary collecting area of western Pennsylvania, circulating in the 1940s under various names, such as "Bruce's March" and "The Star of Bethlehem." A Keystone State musician told Bayard it was called "Ranahan's March," which he said commemorated a local bandmaster. North Carolina Fiddler Mack Snoderly has played a slow, dirge-like version of it, and he calls it "Dying on the Field of Battle.”But Bonaparte?So, how the heck does Napoleon get into this tangled tale?That was exactly the question pondered recently in an interesting bit of gab on an online discussion board called Banjo Hangout.It all started when a visitor posted a message with the title, “Bonaparte Crossing the Rhine” and noted, “I was wondering which event the title of this tune implies.”After a number of fits and starts in the replies from various readers, banjoist Don Borchelt got down to cases. Noting that Napoleon's army did cross the Rhine in 1805 (in order to invade Austria and fight the battle of Austerlitz), Borchelt went on to say he didn't think the song actually referred to any specific spot of history, pointing out that a number of fiddle tunes refer to Napoleon.“As for the tune's title,” he said, “the various Bonaparte titles — ‘Bonaparte's Retreat,' ‘Napoleon Crossing the Rhine,' ‘Bonaparte Crossing the Rhine,' ‘Bonaparte Crossing the Alps,' ‘Bonaparte's March,' etc. — are often used interchangeably by fiddlers.“The one I generally hear called ‘Bonaparte Crossing the Rhine' is a tune pretty much of American origin,” Don concluded, “and the fiddlers back in the day probably had an imperfect knowledge of Napoleon's military history, in those dark centuries before Wikipedia.”Our Take on the TuneMaybe in the Floodisphere we'll just give our version of the tune the title bestowed on it by our Danny Cox, who with a wink recently said, “Hey, let's play that “Bonaparte Chewin' a Rind.”Actually, Flood old-timers first heard the melody 50 years ago this autumn when fiddlin' Jim Strother played it with The Kentucky Foothill Ramblers at the September 1975 Bowen Bash. It's not known from where Jim got it, but for sure a few years earlier, in 1972, North Carolina's Fuzzy Mountain String Band recorded a rendition that was popular among the hippy pickers of the day.So, if you'd like to run the time machine back a half century and hear Strother's playing that started this whole conversation, click the Play button on the bash legacy film below and move the slider up to 35:30.More Song History? Finally, if sorting out music history appeals to you, be sure to visit the Song Stories section of this newsletter, where we tackle the tales of dozens of tunes in The Flood's very eclectic repertoire. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit 1937flood.substack.com

Banjou Music courtesy of Banjo HangOut, Civil War Medley -- used with permission.Here's the problem —- not only tornado warnings, flash flood warnings, and severe thunderstorm warnings, and these don't even include those previous warnings, known as “watches”.Here's the difference — “a watch” means that condition is “possible”, supposedly a “warning” means “probable” or likely, and a lot depends on their interpretation of our friend Dopler Radar…Take it away Wikipedia --  "A Doppler radar is a specialized radar that uses the Doppler effect to produce velocity data about objects at a distance.[1] It does this by bouncing a microwave signal off a desired target and analyzing how the object's motion has altered the frequency of the returned signal."

Closing Banjo Music courtesy of Banjo HangOut, Waiting for The Robert E. Lee, used with permission.I'd like to engage the Flutz capacitor and tell you something about Lee Harvey Oswald, that Walter Cronkite failed to mention…While the media acknowledged that Lee Harvey Oswald had been a marine, they failed to look at his service record.To begin with, The Marine Corps the first job is to learn to shoot, and they are much more rigorous about it than the Army. Every Marine earns a sharpshooter medal. 

Banjo Music Courtesy of Banjo HangOut -- used with permission...The admission by Senatorial Candidate Johnson that she's a “gun owner”  is more threat and intimidation than information… It comes under the heading of news I'd rather not have….Memo to ABC News/NYC — If there is such a thing as “truth in advertising….” I most strenuously object to today's Harris/Walz commercial….Camilla Lies (as usual)No president can ban abortions the Supreme Court returned that matter to the states! You know those guys who told the Senate Nominating Committee, “ I won't interfere with a woman's right to choose.”  That is, Except for Judge Bork; he refused to answer that question.FYI/He wasn't confirmedJoin me on Monday for Wizard of iPhone Speaks we conclude our discussion of the role of the Senate of the United States….

Her-A-Cane Francine Trashes The European Model….Piano Music courtesy of Harpeth Presbyterian Church, Banjo closing course of Banjo HangOut, William Tell Overture...Today's digital tip of the day :The Ford Motor President and Tesla drivers can relax; there are no EVs in the top twenty most stolen vehicles in America!

Banjo Music courtesy of Banjo HangOut, William Tell overture It kind of reminds me of a quote from Sherlock Holmes…”I am not retained by Scotland Yard to supply their deficiencies…”Memo to AI “weather writers” — the weather pattern known as LaNina, is an AI fraud… It doesn't exist. It's another fraud by low information creators…It might be good Spanish grammar, but it's a hoax.It ranks up there with “Wuhan virus is racist…” the original AI fraud.

Battle Hymn of The Republic courtesy of Banjo HangOut, closing piano courtesy of Harpeth Presbyterian "On the breast of that huge Mississippi of falsehood called History, a foam-bell more or less is no consequence."  Ibid. Literary Influence of Academies [1864]

Banjo music courtesy of Banjo HangOut -- Hello Dolly"To her mind, the dairy fat in milk chocolate pairs well with red wine."Alcohol needs fat," Gordon ex-plained. For example, she likes to pair milk-chocolate truffles with Grenache. When I asked about the much-maligned white chocolate, Gordon described it as "basically butter." Attributed to Valerie  Gordon (Confections by Valerie of LA)There is no "dairy" products in "Dutch Processed Milk Chocolate" -- it's a misnomer. 

Piano music courtesy of Harpeth Presbyterian Church, Banjo music Courtesy of Banjo HangOut, Bruce Milner plays Hello Dolly on the plectrum banjo (PS it's terrific)....Memo to Tenn State Legislature        Please cite for Me the amendment which entitles any driver free fuel?  Weren't you the same bunch who complained last year about EV's shrinking gasoline tax revenue? Every EV is just a rolling

AI in news writing strikes again -- No one cares how many "institutions/investors" buy or don't buy iPhones -- It's users which count. Buying a new phone is never an investment. Hack #4 Seri is a cranky bitch -- Improper expression of an idea or thought. News writers just don't know enough words or don't know the meaning of the words they do KNOW.Opening piano music courtesy of Harpeth Presbyterian -- closing banjo music courtesy of Banjo HangOut.

Banjo Music courtesy of Banjo HangOut.Join me on Monday when my guest will be Adam Buzeard of Project Andrew.

Banjo Music courtesy of Banjo HangOut

Banjo Music Courtesy of Banjo HangOut, Join me on Monday when I explain election law to those dunces in Colorado, seeking to bar Donald Trump, before he's even a candidate.Hint: it involves a recent Supreme Court Decision.

Banjo Music courtesy of Banjo HangOut, Waiting for the Robert E. Lee.Can you believe it — a “professor” of clinical research said:“It's really hard to boil water….. ." Don't believe me, read it for your self the WSJ July 1 - 2 p/D-5No, good coffee requires hot water, just off the boil. I didn't say it — Alton Brown says so. The writer was touting a $645 machine, which imitates a $7.00 Melitta single-serve device she used in college. Let's consider renaming news writing ChatGRP - Chat/WTF.Just because your so-called Barista can pull a handle doesn't mean he knows coffee! Even if he has an MFAEngLit/Thank You, George Orwell. Let me let you with this thought — We live in a country that won't drink instant coffee, but we are okay with news writing by Chat/WTF.Next Time Hack Number Two of ChatWTF -- Seri is a cranky Bitch

Today's avatar courtesy of Wikipedia - "Twenty Walking Liberty half dollars (left), which contain 90% silver. In an example of Gresham's law, these coins were quickly hoarded by the public after the Coinage Act of 1965 debased half dollars to contain only 40% silver, and then were debased entirely in 1971 to base cupronickel (right)." Today's factoid -- Memo to POSITV Stalag 17 depicts life in a prisoner of war camp, NOT a "death camp" -- Typically the Luftwaffe (read military) was responsible.  Banjo music courtesy of Banjo HangOut,  Waiting For The Robert E. Lee.

Banjo music courtesy of Banjo HangOut, The EntertainerThere is Hope however try YouMail it's available in the App Store or GooglePlay and it's free to download! I've used it let me tell you about it, there are an increasing number of clones YouMail was first. I used the free version on my business iPhone. At that time the free version only permitted 25 blocked calls per month. iPhone users were permitted to block calls starting with iOS 7. Before that, if you wanted to block a call you had to add the caller to Contacts. It was all good however Contacts is bottomless. Unlike my Motorola razor which permitted only 40 contacts.  If you have multiple smartphones on a family plan, YouMail will permit “family sharing”, so you will need only one subscription.You may request a PDF copy of my Ten Best Hacks for Creating Great Interview Podcasts for $9.95. Text your request with contact information to six one five — four nine one — ten ninety-nine -- six one five — four nine one — ten ninety-nine include contact information.

Banjo Music Courtesy of Banjo HangOut --  Under The Double Eagle.The PodCast Doctor talks to another author. I subscribe to two writing journals, Writer's Digest is digital & a paid subscription to Poets & Writers.FYI/Poets & Writers long & strong is the list of writing contests in the index of each issue (it's a bi-monthly).Writer's Digest on the other hand has mastered the art of making money in writing — they are all about teaching others. A recent article piqued my interest with the title: 8 Steps To Prepare for Podcasts and Radio Interviews To Promote Your Forthcoming Book.Generally, if you follow the advice of this author you might not like the result. I once interviewed a guest who was determined to manage the interview (he was a retired Army officer) and used to being “in charge”. My audience didn't respond, he never promoted his organization.If you would like to know the 14 Hacks to create great interview podcasts visit my YouTube channel; https://youtu.be/FTdZW_moh9Y

Opening piano music courtesy of Bellevue Presbyterian Church -- Closing New River Train courtesy of Banjo HangOut. Heard today on Fox News Business weather “time-lapse photography of New York Hudson Bay!”Sorry, Charlie StarKist wants tuna which tastes good, not with good taste.I'm not sure if it's a lack of knowledge or a poor vocabulary. Hudson Bay is a body of water found in Canada. That body of water in the home of the nation's second-best salsa is the Hudson River. Of course, the on-air talent is only reading from the teleprompter. It's the writer whose flawed. Live television doesn't support rehearsal.  Miss Cornwall would have a C O W! Miss Cornwall was my sixth-grade English teacher. Her goal was to teach me to write a clear simple declarative sentence. She taught English, not language arts. 

Music courtesy of Banjo HangOut. -- A holiday re-run -- Happy Birthday America

The William Tell Overture Courtesy of Banjo HangOut. I just love it when they get it WRONG! The current production of Around The World in Eighty Days on so-called “educational TV”, is a prime example of sloppy writing.Tonight's Episode Phileas Fogg in New York City — you know the home of the nation's second-best salsa.A boarding officer of The Henrietta, informs a waiting passenger “You have twenty minutes…,” After glancing at his wrist.Problema/Sp. Around The World in Eighty Days© Written in (1872) GIRARD-PERREGAUX produced the first wrist devices for the German Navy in 1898 & they didn't come into common use for men until The First World World War, after 1914. British officers favored them over the more common pocket watch. In the same episode, Phileas Fogg is shown reading a cablegram at sea, wireless radio had to await Marconi 1895. FYI/in 1943 The Supreme Court of The United States overturned Marconi's patent & declared Nikola Tesla, et al the inventor of the wireless radio. 

Here's Episode 6 of the Enkindled Columbus Podcast! What began as an interview with the lovely Maria Pontones of Pontones Music in Grove City became so much more after the podcast was interrupted by a customer looking for banjo strings. It just so happens that that customer was Kevin "Warpdrive" Hendrix, an incredible banjo picker with an amazing and inspiring story to tell! Stick around 'til the end of the podcast to hear Kevin pick thru "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" and "Flint Hill Special" on his new "boutique" banjo!Hear more from Kevin on his thread "I'm Still Alive and Kicking" on The Banjo Hangout!Flint Hill Special & Foggy Mountain Breakdown (46:10)

Added a fiddle track to this Ernie Carpenter tune I originally recorded for the Banjo Hangout old-time tune of the week. http://www.banjohangout.org/archive/257909

Added a fiddle track to this Ernie Carpenter tune I originally recorded for the Banjo Hangout old-time tune of the week. http://www.banjohangout.org/archive/257909

This is from my upcoming collection of Christmas carols for the banjo, due out the beginning of October. 19 old Christmas faves for solo banjo in notation and TAB. It'll be available at my website, and you can download the other MP3s now at CDBaby.com/Jocko. Enjoy! By the way, I'm new to Banjo Hangout, and I LOVE IT! There's more useful information here than I know what to do with!

This is from my upcoming collection of Christmas carols for the banjo, due out the beginning of October. 19 old Christmas faves for solo banjo in notation and TAB. It'll be available at my website, and you can download the other MP3s now at CDBaby.com/Jocko. Enjoy! By the way, I'm new to Banjo Hangout, and I LOVE IT! There's more useful information here than I know what to do with!

This is the first song that I wrote in country style for banjo. At first it was written in Russian language by myself. And now I'm happy that I can sing it in English too! This English version of lyrics for this song was written for me by my Banjo Hangout friend - Mike Gregory! I want to thank him very much for his great work about my Russian lyrics to translate it in English! So his name will appear on my future banjo CD where I add this song if you'll appreciate my performance of it. It is so great to creating real song together with my friend from another side of the Earth! All banjo parts by me; guitar, arrangement, record and mixing were done by Alexander Kartoyev who made my previous records too. Hope to see your comments here (especially about what you imagine while listening this song). It is very important and interesting for me :)

This is the first song that I wrote in country style for banjo. At first it was written in Russian language by myself. And now I'm happy that I can sing it in English too! This English version of lyrics for this song was written for me by my Banjo Hangout friend - Mike Gregory! I want to thank him very much for his great work about my Russian lyrics to translate it in English! So his name will appear on my future banjo CD where I add this song if you'll appreciate my performance of it. It is so great to creating real song together with my friend from another side of the Earth! All banjo parts by me; guitar, arrangement, record and mixing were done by Alexander Kartoyev who made my previous records too. Hope to see your comments here (especially about what you imagine while listening this song). It is very important and interesting for me :)